diff --git a/.config/zz-docker.config.php b/.config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/.config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/.config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile b/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile
index 198593d..182246d 100644
--- a/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
@@ -170,6 +169,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2024.12/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2024.12/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2024.12/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2024.12/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
index 6ae02e3..ab72866 100644
--- a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile b/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile
index a9d54b2..672414b 100644
--- a/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
@@ -162,6 +161,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2024.12/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2024.12/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2024.12/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile b/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile
index c01d2ef..1f289a6 100644
--- a/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
@@ -170,6 +169,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2026.01/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2026.01/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2026.01/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2026.01/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
index 41188ac..a243f79 100644
--- a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile b/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile
index 28ae5be..ef1e58d 100644
--- a/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
@@ -162,6 +161,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2026.01/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2026.01/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2026.01/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile b/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile
index 038faef..ef88055 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
@@ -170,6 +169,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2026.04-dev/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2026.04-dev/apache/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
index fa60e58..0c084e0 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile b/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile
index 9ae1e11..b495973 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
@@ -162,6 +161,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php b/2026.04-dev/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
index 7a0d798..08b29dc 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm/config/zz-docker.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $config = [
 		// Necessary because otherwise the daemon isn't working
 		'pidfile' => '/var/run/friendica.pid',
 
-		'logfile' => '/var/www/html/friendica.log',
+		'logfile' => '/var/log/friendica.log',
 		'loglevel' => 'notice',
 	],
 	'storage' => [
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 10723cf..7502063 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index a04a165..f36610d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
@@ -160,6 +159,9 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     mkdir -p -m 775 /var/www/data; \
     chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
 
+RUN set -ex; \
+    ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/friendica.log
+
 VOLUME /var/www/html
 VOLUME /var/www/data
 
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index b5f93c9..b080cef 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
-# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
-# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
-FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
-if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
-   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
-fi
-
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then